Biology for IGCSE & O level - Organisms And Their Environment (Section 2 - No. 28)
What would happen if all the decomposers disappeared from an ecosystem?
The ecosystem would become more productive.
Nutrients would not be recycled, and dead organisms would accumulate.
Producers would have unlimited resources.
Consumers would increase in number.
Explanation
Decomposers recycle nutrients, so without them, those nutrients would be locked up in dead organisms.
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